The Royal Society of Chemistry stated that silver mining dates back thousands of years. The first evidence of this mining was located in Turkey and Greece, circa 3000 B.C. Since that time, silver continues to be used to create beautiful functional and decorative items. >h3>The Origins of Silver As with gold, silver is also formed by exploding stars, or supernovae. When these stars, which are roughly ten times the size of Earth’s sun explode, the elements silver and gold are more produced. The Difference Between Pure and Sterling Silver Since pure silver is too soft to create jewelry, tableware, and…